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Welcome!

My name is Mary Kathryn Kozy, and I'm the County Coordinator
for Crawford County. I want to thank Lynn Tooley and Angela DiBlasi for the work they have
done on the site in past years. This site is part of
Illinois GenWeb
Project which is a part of the
USGenWeb Project. The Illinois GenWeb State
Coordinator is Dennis Partridge.

To submit any information you may have for Crawford County, please
email me. Thanks!

Short History of Crawford County

Crawford County was formed on December 31, 1816 from Edwards County
(see map) and is located in the central eastern portion of the state bordering
Sullivan County, Indiana. Originally, Crawford County encompassed all the
northeastern half of the state and the upper half of the southeastern portion
of the state. In 1819, the portion of county lying north of Crawford County's
present day northern border was split off to form Clark County (see map). In 1821,
the present day southern border of the county was established with the creation of
Lawrence County. Also that year, a portion of Fayette County was formed out of Crawford
(see map). On February 15, 1831, Effingham and Jasper Counties were formed from the
western half of the county to create the county's present day borders (see map).

The county was named in honor of William H. Crawford, a United States Senator
from Georgia who also served his country as Minister of France, Secretary of War,
and Secretary of the Treasury. He was also a prominent presidential candidate in 1824.
Palestine was originally the capital of Crawford County. It was laid out on the 19th
and 20th of May in 1818. Robinson, centrally located in the county, eventually became
the county seat. It is named after J. M. Robinson, a leading attorney and prominent
citizen of Carmi, IL.

This page last updated on August 19, 2018.

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